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2. Terminal cleaning - Wikipedia

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   Terminal cleaning. Non-flammable alcohol vapor in carbon dioxide systems being used as the final step in sanitizing a swing-out toilet in a hospital ER exam room. [ edit on Wikidata] Terminal cleaning is the thorough cleaning of a room after use, used in healthcare environments to control the spread of infections.

3. Central sterile services department - Wikipedia

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   The central sterile services department ( CSSD ), also called sterile processing department ( SPD ), sterile processing, central supply department ( CSD ), or central supply, is an integrated place in hospitals and other health care facilities that performs sterilization and other actions on medical devices, equipment and consumables; for ...

4. Aseptic Technique: Uses, Benefits, and Complications - Healthline

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   Outlook. Healthcare professionals use the aseptic technique to prevent contamination from pathogens like bacteria and viruses. It involves applying the strictest rules during medical procedures to ...

5. WHO Surgical Safety Checklist - Wikipedia

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   The World Health Organization (WHO) published the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in 2008 in order to increase the safety of patients undergoing surgery. The checklist serves to remind the surgical team of important items to be performed before and after the surgical procedure in order to reduce adverse events such as surgical site infections or retained instruments.

6. Creating a Personal Hygiene Routine: Tips and Benefits

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   Good personal hygiene will help your kids stay healthy, ward off illnesses, and build better self-awareness. It’s never too early to start teaching hygiene. You can wipe down your child’s ...

7. Hospital-Acquired Infection: Definition and Patient Education

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   About 1 in 10 of the people admitted to a hospital will contract a HAI. They’re also associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and hospital costs. As medical care becomes more complex ...

8. Cancer: A Caregiver's Checklist for Bathing, Eating, and More

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   Use this checklist to make daily care easier. Grooming. Women with cancer might feel more confident and in control when they take care of how they look. If they want, help them put on makeup and ...

9. Infection prevention and control - Wikipedia

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   Infection prevention and control is the discipline concerned with preventing healthcare-associated infections; a practical rather than academic sub-discipline of epidemiology. In Northern Europe, infection prevention and control is expanded from healthcare into a component in public health, known as "infection protection" ( smittevern ...